Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.4 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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